100 Hikes in The Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Second Edition (Paperback)

by Russ Manning (Author) "The Great Smoky Mountains National Park lies amid the Southern Appalachian Mountains, straddling the border between Tennessee and North Carolina, virtually half in one state..." (more)
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Editorial Reviews

Review
From a veteran scribe who knows the region intimately, this second edition ... [is] lavishly illustrated and logically organized. -- Rock Hill (SC) Herald

It is one of the most informative and eaiest to use Smokies hiking guidebooks you'll find. -- The Knoxville News-Sentinel

Manning has obviously done his homework. He knows the dips and typography of each trail and mountain the way Mark Twain knew the bends and eddies of the Mississippi River. -- Tribune-Review, Pittsburgh, PA

Product Description
This completely updated and expanded guide offers more than 30 new hikes, a mix of day hikes and overnight backpack trips, and expanded natural history and background information on the area, making it the most complete guidebook to the region.

Divided into sections covering Tennessee and North Carolina, the guide is arranged so that all of the Tennessee trails can be done with a link, via the Newfound Gap Road, to the North Carolina trails and vice versa. All trails are grouped by access point, and each description includes mileage, elevation change, difficulty rating, camping information, cautions, links to other trails, and attractions. Special lists cover the best waterfalls, stands of old-growth forest, historic structures, wildflower spots, and mountain views. Additional chapters feature information on geology, flora and fauna, park history, and more.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 285 pages
• Publisher: Mountaineers Books; 2nd edition (October 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0898866367
• ISBN-13: 978-0898866360
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.3 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #27,701 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Customer Reviews

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11 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars More than the trail, October 29, 2000

By	Elisabeth (Atlanta GA) - See all my reviews

You don't have to just hike the Appalacian trail if you visit the Smokey Mountain National Park....and this book proves it. Packed with information about the parks and it's trails and non-trail hiking, it's a good book to pack for that vacation you are taking to the area. For day hikes, overnight hikes, or thru hikes of the area, this is a good resource.

5.0 out of 5 stars Love this Book, June 28, 2008

By	falconsusi (tennessee) - See all my reviews

I love this book as well as the other Russ Manning guide books. Although I try to keep books in great shape this one is so well used that it is dog-eared, written in, and just generally bent from all of the backpacking it has done. I rely on the guide book to get me to new heights in the Smokies. Russ Manning does a great description with the maps and with the hikes. And I know that he keeps up with the changes in the terrain since I have met him on one of my hikes in the Smokies.